Vehicle-rim.



PATENTED MAR. 26, 1907.

P. EBNER.

VEHICLE RIM.

APPLICATION FILED IEZBJZ. 1906.

INVENTOR ATTORNEYS PATENT OFFICE.

PETER EBNER, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

l VEHICLE-RIM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 26, 1 907.

Applicationfiled February 12,1906. Serial No. 300,558.

To a l whflnt it ud-y concur/t1 Be it known that I, Pnrsn EBNER, acitizen of -the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county ofFranklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in V ehicle-Rims, of which the following is aspecification.

.My invention relates to new and useful improvements in motor-vehiclerims.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved rim comprisingparts more readily assembled and with a reduced amount of labor;

Another feature resides in the provision of gutters of considerabledepth, together with beads or removable flanges of considerable height,aflording suitable bearings for the turnbuckles and obviating thenecessity of building up and cutting down the gutters and the flanges,which causes thin portions and a weakened structure.

Finally, the object of the invention is to provide a device of thecharacterdescribed that will be strong, durable, efficient, and simpleand comparatively inexpensive to make.

\Vith the abovcand other objects in View the invention consists of thenovel details of construction and operation, a preferable ems bodimcntof which is described in the specification and illustrated in theacccompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a partial side elevation ofa tire, showing my improved rim applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a transversevertical sectional view taken on the-line a; :r of Fig. 1 and showingportions of the tire and rim in perspective. Fig. 3 is a transversevertical sectional view through one of the flanges before the same isbent, and Fig. 4 is a similar View showing the flange after it is bent.

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates the rim, which comprises anupper portion 2 and a lower portion 3, which portions are formed ofsheet-steel and bent to shape. The lower portion 3 on each side isformed with inclined shouldered parts 4, from which extend upwardly-bentgutters 5. It will be noted that these gutters have considerable Pheight, and their sides'extend substantially vertical. The upper portion2 is produced in the form of a ring and angular in cross-section. Thelower ends of the ring or upper portion are bent inwardly to forminclined flanges 6, which rest upon and fit in the shouldered portions4, as will be apparent i from Fig. 2. The ring is thus held againstlateral displacement and suitably supported. l It is also to be notedthat the sides of the that its upper surface is slightly dished orconcaved to permit the ready placing of the tire. The upper and lowerportions 2 and 3 after being assembled are brazed together, with theresult that a rigid connection is had and a strong rim produced.'l'hisbrazing fills in the corners and recesses, so that tight jointsare provided and the liability of water and dirt entering between theparts obviated.

H'eretofore it has been the practice to unite the upper and lowerportions by bending one over the other, with the result that the uttersproduced are shallow. It has also been the practice in producing thisstyle of rim to form the beads or flanges from sheet-steel bent intoshape, andv the gutters being shallow the rounded part of the flangeswas necessarily small, thus making it imossible ,to fit the turnbuckle;without building up the gutters and grinding down the flanges.

In order to overcomethis, I have provided the rim hereinbeforedescribed, in which the gutters have considerable depth. These guttersreceive annular split flanges 7, which are formed from solid steel inthe shape shown in Fig. 3. The lower portions 8 of the flanges areafterward bent together, as

gated opening 9 is formed in each flange, while its inner edge isrounded to readily fit the gutter. The flanges produced by this methodhave considerable he'ght, so as to iit well into the gutter and receivethe beads 10 of the tire. The adjacent ends of the transverse splitportion of each flange receive plugs 11. which are brazed in place,together with the lower portions 8. These plugs fit snugly within theopenings 9, and owing to the amount of stock provided scre\\"-thrcadedopenings may be formed in the plugs for the reception of the. urnbucklei 12 without building up the gutters or grindin g down the flanges, asthe plugs have suflicient height to permit the screw-threaded openingsto be formed entirely therein. Each of the gutters is cut out, asindicated at 13 in Fig. 1, to receive the turnbuckle 12 and )ermitaccess to the same.

ortavl i 1 i l at I claim is 1. A vehicle-rim com rising a lower credparts and l tion formed with shoul ring form the inner sides of thegutters 5 and shown in Fig. 4, with the result that an elon ing itssides bent to form gutters, an upper portion having inclined portionsresting on the shouldered parts between the gutters, and removableflanges fitting in the gutters.

2. A vehicle-rim comprising a lower portion having its sides bent toform gutters, an upper portion resting on the lower por tion, andremovable flanges arranged in the gutters and having their tire-engaging'portion's formed solid from which extend portions bent together toexhibit in cross-seetion elongated vertical openings.

3, A vehicle-rim comprising a lower portion having its sides bent toform gutters, an i upper portion resting on the lower portion, removableflanges arranged in the gutters and having their tire-engaging portionsformed solid from which extend portions bent together to exhibit incross-section elongated vertical openings, and plugs fitting in saidopenings adapted to' receive turnbuekles.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.v

PETER EBNER.

Witnesses:

- A. L. PHELPS,

M. B. SOHLEY.

